UFC’s Dana White urges Trump to reverse gambling tax law. His letter moved the prediction market

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | Financial

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC CEO and President Dana White during UFC 327 at Kaseya Center on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty ImagesUFC President Dana White penned a letter to President...

A record-breaking race and Catholic blessing highlight the role of faith for Kenyan runners

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | Religion

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A Catholic church in Eldoret, an epicenter of global long-distance running in the north Rift Valley region of Kenya, is in the spotlight after a runner prayed there and later won the London Marathon. In the process, he broke a record many once...

Israeli ultranationalists chant racist slogans during Jerusalem Day march

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | World

By AFP, AP and ReutersPublished On 14 May 202614 May 2026Israeli ultranationalists marching through Jerusalem’s Old City chanted “Death to Arabs” and “May your villages burn” during the annual Jerusalem Day parade, as many Palestinian residents stayed indoors and...

FIFA warned ‘gruelling heat’ could impact a quarter of World Cup games

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | World

Scientists warn football’s governing body that global warming has increased risk of extreme hit since 1994 US World Cup.Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026Climate experts have challenged FIFA after a warning that one in four World Cup games could be played in very hot...

Israel’s Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa during Jerusalem Day march

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | World

NewsFeedFar-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa compound under heavy military protection during Jerusalem Day, as Israelis marched through occupied East Jerusalem. The march marks Israel’s 1967 capture and illegal occupation of East...

Some short sellers are seeing opportunity in this tech mania. How they’re spotting fake AI stocks

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | Financial

Panida Wijitpanya | Istock | Getty ImagesShort sellers are increasingly hunting for cracks beneath the stock market’s artificial-intelligence frenzy, betting that some of the speculative excesses, copycat “AI” branding and vulnerable legacy business...

Corey Seager stuck in 0-for-27 slump as the World Series MVP goes 7 games without a hit for Rangers

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager is going through a slump like none he has ever had to endure in the big leagues.The two-time World Series MVP shortstop is hitless in his last seven games for the Texas Rangers. That is part of a longer 0-for-27 span, also a...

Jerome Powell: Steering the US Fed through COVID-19 and political pressures

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | World

On Friday, Jerome Powell’s term as chair of the United States Federal Reserve Board of Governors will come to a close after months of tension between the White House and the central bank, as US President Donald Trump pushes for more aggressive interest rate...

Trump administration pledges $1.8bn in additional humanitarian aid to UN

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | World

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has pledged an extra $1.8bn in humanitarian funding to the United Nations.But the amount announced on Thursday remains far short of past US commitments to humanitarian aid, which totalled as high as $17bn in...

Acute hunger grips nearly 20 million people in war-battered Sudan, says IPC

by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | World

More than 40 percent of Sudan’s population is facing acute hunger, according ⁠⁠to a report by a global hunger monitor, the three-year civil war having created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.Nearly 19.5 million Sudanese people are facing such dire...